MAJOR CHANGE: New Software programs available for use with Microsoft Windows using the 2019 OEM Graphics engine from Tech Soft 3D.
- 4 Newly restructured EPD Designer Suites for use with Windows
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ACAM for Gerber and GDS - Formerly Known as GerbARX and GDSII, ACAM is the combined tools for use with Windows
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BWX Bond Wire Exporter - for use with Windows
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EPD Standard and EPD Master Design Suites v8.3 for use with AutoCAD 2018-2021 Only
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GerBARX v8.3 for use with AutoCAD 2018-2021.
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Discontinued Support for 32 Bit platform
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Discontinued Support for BricsCAD
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Discontinued Support for AutoCAD 2017 and earlier
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Discontinued Support for 3rd Party Simulation programs: HFSS, Q3D, SIW, ADS, CST, National Instruments, Microwave Office and Microwave Studio
EPD-1139
PLACE - Using the Reload feature correctly recognizes the
...N3,N2,N1,F1,F2,F3... layer sequence.
EPD-1159
EPD2PADS -
Converts correctly with arcs.
EPD-1144
QFN - Creates a
component outline.
EPD-1158
PANEL - Extra
Scribe Fiducials along the left side and
in the lower right no longer created.
EPD-859
DRC – Matrix now shows which rules are not used opposite of showing
rules that are used.
EPD-870
DRC – Micron DRC file converts to mm automatically.
EPD-871
DRC - A new DRC file can be read into a layout with an existing
DRC setup with the options of adding the
new settings to the current settings or
having the new settings overwrite the
current settings.
EPD-860
DRC – Button
added for reading in an Excel file that
is the same format as outputting an
Excel file.
EPD-1165
PLACEDIE - The
sequence was incorrect. “Multiple”
should be the first setting to be made.
Then, each time a new die is desired,
click “Use Selected Die”.
EPD-1153
PLACEDIE – Xlines are created that
are now cleaned up at the end of the
routine. No longer crashes if bonds are
assigned to ring.
EPD-1140
PANEL – Button function added for using custom template.
EPD-1173
EPD2ODB - Allows the output of a single layer\level for checking
to avoid having to run all levels of the
entire file.
EPD- 1149
LFINTEL -
Half Etch-Regular: No mold outline set, program hangs.
Creates redundant pin number via blocks.
EPD-1162
LFINTEL –
Half-etched Regular no longer crashes.
EPD-1163
LFINTEL – Straight Leads, no trim. All the leads on the left side no
longer get their pin number attribute
set to 1
EPD-1161
DMASKS - Generates the DGZ pattern from the outermost DEL pattern
and custom
cut-outs not based on the currently hard
coded entities can be used.
EPD-1181
DMASKS - An
Offsets tab has been added to the Masks
Grid for the initial and repeating
offsets for each layer. This removed
most of the initial settings for better
control in the grid.
EPD-1178
DMASKS -
Initializing the LX command from DMASKS
created layers not listed in Masks Grid.
Now only the Selected layers will
process.
EPD-1182
DMASKS - Does not generate an array of entities in the Model tab if PANEL has already been run.
EPD-1176
DMASKS - The NGZ
layers were getting a 0.050mm offset
from the GLZ layer. The NGX layer is now
a negative of the GLZ layer.
EPD-1174
DMASKS - The
initial dialog box has changed to move
the initial and repeating offset
settings to a new tab in the grid dialog
box. This allows the individual offsets
for each layer for better user control.
The extra offset of the DGZ layer has
been corrected.
EPD-1179
DMASKS - The
DGZ-FS layer should be a copy of the
outermost layer respective of its
substrate side, but was getting an extra
offset
EPD-1175
DMASKS - Sliver
Trim now works to remove the 0.050mm
slivers from the DGZ-NS layer.
EPD-1180
DMASKS - Sharp corners now radius with the progressive fillet
feature.
EPD-1196
DMASKS -
Generates the DGZ pattern from the
outermost DEL pattern further enhanced.
EPD-1195
DMASKS - Custom
cut-outs not based on the currently hard
coded entities can be used was further
enhanced.
EPD-1197
DMASKS - DMASKS
created layers get a prefix of DMASKS in
the layer name.
EPD-1205
SCH PREFERENCES
- Settings are saved to the SCH.prf file
which can be used on other machines.
EPD-532
SCH GETNET -
Warns of 4-way ties right after they are
auto-created.
EPD-1013
SCH VIEWNET -
Procedure was updated to automatically
capture the layout when ViewNet is used
in the schematic with simultaneous
annotation.
EPD-1203 and
EPD-1204
SCH - A new
feature has been added to Technology in
the lower right of the dialog box which
allows the user to set the number of
places for the designator number with
leading zeros not being stripped off
when using GetNet, PartOut, or Annotate.
It also works for simultaneous
annotation with the PCB as long as the
designator feature in Technology is set
to match the schematic.
EPD-420
SCH REFDES - Now
highlights the part to be selected and
supports leading zeros as described in
EPD-1203 and EPD-1204.
EPD-1012 and
EPD-1143
TRACK - Now
accepts the differential data from the
captured netlist.
EPD-1187
SCH CUSTOM
ATTRIBUTES – Length, Width, Angle, Gap
and Diameter have been changed to Custom
attributes. All attributes and extended
data have been tested.
EPD-1110
TRACK - Track's
Snap setting now overrides the AutoCAD
Snap setting.
EPD-1209
GERBOUT –
Automatic Setup now produces the correct
Thick Film layer list when DMASKS has
not been run.
EPD-1211
GERBOUT,
GERBVIEW, GERBIN – Holes patterns
created as 2.4 format align correctly
with conductor patterns.
EPD-1210
SPECCTRA - The
restart that was required after Specctra
export is fixed as a result of other
Specctra issue fixes.
